San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-15
TEXAS VETERANS.
Their Business Meeting and
Banquet

Their Business Meeting and
Banquet.
Capt. NJ. NJ. Borgess.. vios-president
OF the Texas Mounted Rifles association,
called the meeting to order at Turner
hall yesterday afternoon at l O'Clock.
General Henry 4. McCulloch, the presi-
dent, did not arrive from Seguin. The
roll call showed the following members
present:
NJ, NJ. Boggess, captain, Co. III, Waco.
ii. L. Barber, private, Co. b, San Mar
John e. Ochse, sergeant, Co. A, San
Antonio.
II. Ii. Raven, musician, Co. d, Aus.
tin.
WIN Lambert, lieutenant, Co. d, Aus
tin.
Sam Maverick, private, Co. b. San An
tonic.
Van Hall, private, Co. b, Waco.
Dan A. Sullivan, sergeant, Co. d,
Houston.
4. c. Frost, lieutenant colonel. San
Antonio.
Edgar Schramm, private, Co. B, San
Antonio.
T: P. Rivera, private, Co. B, Corpus
Christi.
Ignacio F. serna, private, Co. B, San
Antonio.
o. NJ. Childers, corporal. Co. L, San
Antonio.
w. A. Wallace, lieutenant, Co. b, San
Antonio.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and adopted and letters Of regret
from Gov. Ross and others were then
read, after which the secretary, Lieut..
Will Lambert, read his report, which
was adopted,
Officers were then elected as follows:
President-Gen. ii. f. McCulloch.
Vice Presidents-Col. 4. C.. Frost,
Capt. N. NJ. Borgess., Capt Ii. Z. Bar
Der and Capt. Edgar Schrsmm.
Secretary-Lieut. viii Lambert.
Treasurer-Mr. Sam Maverick.
Chaplain-B. II. Carroll.
Officer OF the Day-W. A. Pitts.
Col. Us. Ford, a veteran Of the second
Texas regiment, was elected an honor
airy member and delivered an eloquent
speech.
A vote OF thanks WAS then rendered
Secretary Lambert and to the arrange
ment committee for their efforts
In making the reunion sue
cess. The reunion was then ad-
iourned TO. O'Clock, to Mahncke's
hotel where the banquet took place. A
great many OF the veterans were accom-
panied by their ladies and the long
tables were well set of by their
presence, and the banquet was grand
success. The following menu was
served:
Fish, Sherry Sauce, Saratoga Potatoes.
Claret.
Patty, Spring Chicken, au Champignon,
Stuffed Turkey (Oysters), French Peas.
Extra Dry Champagne.
Veal, Roast, with German Asparagus.
Salads.
Chicken, Shrimp, Lettuce, Celery, Potato.
CampOts
Desert. Coffee.
At the conclusion of the first course
the veterans resolved themselves into a
business meeting and chose Austin as
the next place Of meeting 10 Dec. 3, 1888
Capt. W. c. Walsh, ex-Texas land CON-
mis- Toner, was present and made a
short speech to the veterans. Other
speeches and toasts followed by Col.
VIII Lambert, Mr.. p. j. Lewis, Mr..
VIM. Ferguson, Mr.. j. II. Copeland, Mr..
A. 5. CheValier, Capt. Edgar Schramm,
Capt. Borgess., Col. Frost, Col. Ford,
Sam Maverick, and Sergeant J. E.
Ochse, the latter responding to the toast
'the Press"
At about 9 O'Clock the banquet was
oNct ohh thc Ohthc COunpduy duJOuTD6U
to the Turner hall, opposite the hotel,
where the ball in compliment to the
veterans was IN progress. The hall had
been tastefully decorated by Mr.. Ed.
Diesselhorst and assistants, and Gotta
relll's band being in attendance the
long list Of dances was gone through
with and the ball closed all too soon for
the participants.
Some few of the veterans have re-
NAMED over today, but the majority
have left on their way homeward.
The Texas Mounted Rifles was the
first regiment from Texas that was or
ganized at the beginning of the war.
The regiment was mustered in Febru.
airy 18th, 1861, and was assigned to Gen.
Twigg's command. They did gallant
service in the war, and they It was
who captured the Alamo, then used as
fortress, from the Union soldiers, and
also the Arsenal. Afterward they
marched out to Adams Hill, where after
battle, they captured Col. Reed and
500 U. 5. troops, who were returning
from the frontier Indian forts and were
about to leave the state. After this ex-
plot, which left the frontier unguarded,
they did frontier dutV fighting tho In.